The Latest Breaking News on Native America

Biden apologises for ‘sin’ of Indigenous boarding school abuses

Forced assimilation policy is a ‘sin on our soul’, said Biden in first-ever visit to Native American country.

Al Jazeera · Oct 25, 2024

Biden formally apologizes for Indian boarding schools: ‘a blot on US history’

President’s historic remarks, alongside Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, given at Gila Crossing school near Phoenix

The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2024

Biden To Apologize For Abusive Native American Boarding Schools

US President Joe Biden was set on Thursday to deliver a historic apology for one of the country's "darkest chapters": the abduction of Native American children from their families and placement in abusive boarding schools aimed at erasing their culture.

International Business Times · Oct 25, 2024

In Colombia, Amazon River's extreme drought falls hard on Indigenous communities

The severe drought of the Amazon River has caused Indigenous communities who live beside it to struggle for food, water and simply getting from one place to another

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024

Georgia's Gullah-Geechee community seeks path forward after deadly dock collapse

The partial collapse of a ferry dock that left seven people dead during an annual cultural festival has left a historic Black community in Georgia struggling with how to move forward

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024

Mexican state mourns peacemaker priest as cartel violence surges: ‘They want to intimidate us’

Murder of Father Marcelo Pérez comes amid surge of violence as cartels battle for control of strategic state

The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2024

Burial held for Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico

Hundreds of people have turned out for the burial of Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2024

Father and ‘jealous’ partner accused of murdering his children found in suitcase and encased in concrete

Corena Rose Minjarez allegedly told a relative that her ‘life would be so much easier’ without children, a detective told Colorado court

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2024

How a plastic cave made in Spain keeps Amazonian culture alive 5,000 miles away

When ancient carvings were vandalised, the Wauja feared their knowledge was lost. But 3D imaging has created a replica at the heart of Brazil’s first Xingu people’s museum

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2024

Hundreds mourn Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico

Hundreds of people have turned out to mourn Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024